Antikicking device for cows



A. BLACKBURN. ANTIKICKING DEVICE FOR COWS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1921.

Hm m W 4 A 1 w j W irvnn'nnzionnnan, foreman: BAN teammate;

nnfrIKIcKIne nnvrcn FOR cows.

To all whomit may concern. n

Be it known that 1,} ALvArr B AC BU a citizen of ,the .United States,residing.at Alum Bank, in the county of Bedford. and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAntikicking Devices for Cows; and I do declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such aswill enableothers skilled in the art to which appertains'to make and use the same.-

. This inventionrelate'sto anti-kicking de} vices for cows, that is, toadevice-which is especiallydesignedto aid-7 in milking the W, i servingto prevent herxfrom kicking the person carrying out the milkingoperationand? alsoapreventing her from urinating at the 'time'the milkingoperation is in progress.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device ofthis classineluding a rigid pain inflicting member which is designed tobe placed cross-wise of the spinal bone of a cow, .and a flexibleinelastic retaining cord or element for the member which encircles thebody ofthe animal and renders the pain inflicting member effective incase the cow attempts to kick or urinate. It is well known that when acow attempts to kick or urinate, the spinal bone assumes a curved orbowed position and the stomach enlarges. This being the case, the bodyencircling cord will exert'a downward pull on the opposite ends of thepain inflicting member and cause the latter to bear down on the spinalbone in such a wayfas to momentarily inflict pain on the animal. Whilethe device may not be effective at the outset, it will, no doubt,efiectively serve its purpose upon constant use.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will be apparentduringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a 1 part of this specification andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same V Figure 1 is a. perspective-view of the device constructed inaccordance with my invention showing the same in 'use on a cow.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the device. 7

Fig. 3 is a side or edge elevation of the same. v Fig. 4 is atransversesection taken on the plane of the line H of Fig. 2.

Spec'ificatien of Iietters men. Application filed February 14, 1921.1

Serial No. 444,909.

PatcntedfJuly 192i.

Referring to the" drawings, wherein the 1- preferred; embodnnent ofthe-invention is" clearly illustrated, the numeral '1 designates thepain inflicting member which,- asbefore,

lndicated, is designed to be placed cross) wlse on the spinal bone ofthe cow in the manner illustrated in. Fig. 1. It is only necessary thatthis member be rigidandit may be-ln theform of a baror rod. However,-by'preference, I form it from a single length of wire which, inaccordance with my ideas, is bent between its ends "to" formianopen'loo'p2 anda pair of opposedhooks-3, p

intermediate arms-4c, and anattaching-eye 5',

the ends of the. wire being-securedtogether as indicated at 6. The loop52 ems-better seen in Fig. 4 is disposed in aplane with 'arms 4 andbelow the hooks 3, this particular constructlon serving to permit thefree end of the body encircllng rope or the flexible element' 7- to bedetachably connected thereto. The opposite end of this rope is perma-The device is used as follows: As sum1ng that one end of the bodyencircling cord 7 has been connected to the nently connected to theattaching eye 5.1

attaching eye 5, the member-.1 is placed cross-w se of the animals backand permits ted torest intermediate its end onjthe spinal bone. The ropeis thenrdrawn beneath the stomach of the animal and passed upwardlythrough the loop2, twisted first to the right and then to the left aboutthe hooks 3 and :passed downwardly through the loop 2 as Inthis way, itwill be securely attached-to the member 1 and can shownin Fig. 1.

be readily attached and detached from it;

As before intimated, if the animal attempts to kick or urinate, thespinal bone will be bowed somewhat and the stomach will be expanded insuch a way as to cause the opposite ends of the inelastic flexibleelement to exert a downward pull on the opposite ends is being milked.In this way the attendant will not be annoyed by kicking nor will themilk be renderedunsa'nitary as is oftentimes the case.

From the foregoing preventing the cow from kicking or urinatmg; theconstruction being such that efi'ec description, it will be. 1 seen thatIhave devised a simple device for description and drawings.

tive results are insured from constant use of The construction and the;use of the device,

is thought to be obvious from the foregoing Therefore, a more lengthyand detailed descriptionis unnecessary.

Since probably the best results may be obtained from the constructionand arrangement herein shown and described, the construction. andarrangement is taken as the referred embodiment of the invention.

owever, I wish it to be understood that various minor changes in shape,size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the in vention or scope of the adjoining claims.

I claim; I

1. .An anti-kicking device for cows comprising a pain inflicting memberfor crosswise disposition on the spinal boneof a cow, and a flexibleinelastic retaining element for said member, being adapted to encirclethe body of the animal.

'my hand.

2. An anti-kicking device for cows comprising a pain inflicting rod forcross-wise disposition on the spinal bone of the cow, a flexibleinelastic retaining element having permanent connection with one end ofthe rod and quick detachable connection with the other end of the rod,said element being intended to encircle the body of the animal.

3. An anti-kicking device for cows comprising a pain inflicting memberfor crosswise disposition on the spinal bone of the cow, being formedfrom a rod bent between its ends to form a pair of opposed hooks and'aloop, the latter being disposed beneath and between the hooks, said rodbeing also bent to form a pair of spaced arms, and an attaching eye andhaving its ends connected together and an inelastic body encirclingretaining cord having one of its ends connected to said eye, itsopposite. end being adapted to be passed upwardly through the loop,wrapped around said hooks and then passed downwardly through the loop.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ALVAH BLACKBURN.

